GURDASPUR: A scuffle broke out on Monday between Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Congress workers in the Gurdaspur district administrative complex during the scrutiny of nomination papers for the election to the block samiti and zila parishad.Workers and leaders of both parties got into a fistfight for a few minutes accusing the other side of attacking their supporters. Police resorted to mild cane charge to disperse the agitated workers of both parties but have not registered any FIR as no complaint was filed by either side.According to police reports, an argument broke between candidates of Akali Dal and the Congress over some issue which escalated into a free for all. As the news of scuffle broke out, immediately leaders of both the parties arrived at the administrative complex which further aggravated the issue.Talking to TOI, SAD's Gurdaspur unit president Gurbachan Singh Babehali alleged, "Congress workers slapped one of our workers even as we were sitting outside the complex. Later, they used their influence over police to cane charge our workers."He alleged that Congress leaders were trying to manipulate the papers and wanted to divert the attention and indulge in some kind of protest but Akalis came to know their intentions. Babehali said Congress workers had tumbled the turban of one of their workers Kuljinder Singh, whose complaint they were preparing.On the other hand, president of Gurdaspur's Youth Congress unit Baljit Singh Pahara said. "There was no Congress worker in the judicial complex during the scrutiny. At around 2pm, a few candidates came to the complex with whom the Akalis scuffled."Baljit alleged that Akalis had come preplanned with kirpans (swords) and not only attacked the Congress workers but also some of the employees. He claimed three Congress workers had sustained injuries.Meanwhile, Gurdaspur SSP Swarandeep Singh said police had not received information about anyone getting seriously injured.

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